Travis Dewey Triplett

TRAVIS DEWEY TRIPLETT (PAPA) OF THE BATON COMMUNITY DIED THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 2017 AT JACK AND SHIRLEY ROBBINS HOSPICE OF HUDSON. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CNS LYMPHOMA OF THE BRAIN IN JANUARY OF 2012; AND MET EVERY CHALLENGE WITH FAITH, ENDURANCE, AND COURAGE. THE DOCTORS, NURSES, HOUSEKEEPING STAFF, AND OTHERS FROM DUKE AND FRYE HOSPITALS LOVED “MR. TRIPLETT” AND WERE BLESSED BY HIS PRAYING WITH EACH OF THEM. WHILE LEAVING FRYE HOSPITAL, TUESDAY, A NURSE APPROACHED HIM STATING, “MR. TRIPLETT, YOU HAVE PRAYED WITH EVERYONE BUT ME;” SO HE TOOK HER BY THE HAND AND PRAYED WHAT THE LORD HAD LAID ON HIS DEAR HEART. THERE WERE TEARS AS HE LEFT, AND AS HIS WIFE, I KNOW THE 4TH FLOOR WILL FOREVER BE TOUCHED. HIS 5 YEAR JOURNEY WAS NEVER WASTED AS HE CONTINUED TO WORK, ATTEND FAMILY GATHERINGS, ENJOY ROAD TRIPS, AND ATTEND MANY REVIVAL MEETINGS WITH HIS BROTHER IN CHRIST, BOBBY. HE, ALSO, LOVED EATING BREAKFAST AT DONNAS WHERE HE MADE LIFE LONG FRIENDS. A FAVORITE PAST TIME OF HIS WAS HANGING OUT AT THE PAWN SHOP TALKING AND TRADING. HE ENJOYED RIDING HIS HARLEY, AND IN THE LAST WEEKS OF HIS LIFE DREAMED OF A PLAN TO USE HIS HARLEY, NAMING IT “THE LION OF JUDAH”, TO WITNESS TO OTHER BIKERS. HIS PLAN INCLUDED HAVING HIS PREACHER FRIENDS PRAY OVER THE BIKE AND TO HAVE THE BIKE PAINTED BRIGHT RED TO REPRESENT THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. HE WAS PLANNING THE WORDING AND SCRIPTURE TO BE USED ON PAMPHLETS. HIS FAMILY THANKS THE LORD FOR THESE 5 YEARS HE HAS HAD AS A CANCER SURVIVOR. HE BEFRIENDED OTHER CANCER SURVIVORS AND BECAME THEIR “PRAYER FRIEND.” TRAVIS WAS BORN IN CALDWELL COUNTY ON MAY 25, 1951 TO THE LATE WARREN DEWEY TRIPLETT AND CLEO STORY TRIPLETT OF HUDSON. HE WAS A 1969 LENOIR BEARCAT GRADUATE, WHO DROVE A SCHOOL BUS, ENJOYED WORKING ON CARS, AND HANGING OUT WITH HIS BUDDY, MACK. HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR AND DEPLOYED TO GERMANY. HE WAS PROUD TO HOLD THE TITLE “VETERAN” AND HELD THE UPMOST RESPECT FOR ALL CURRENT U.S. SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN AND VETERANS. HE LIKED PULLING OUT HIS VETERAN CARD AT RESTAURANTS, ENJOYING THE DISCOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO HIS EDUCATION AT LENOIR HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS A 1977 GRADUATE OF ASU. HE WAS THE OWNER OF PRECISION SAW AND TOOL OF LENOIR. TRAVIS, ALSO, WAS A MEMBER OF NEW BEGINNING BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE HE ENJOYED SINGING IN THE CHOIR AND ATTENDING PRAYER MEETINGS AND REVIVALS. HE WAS A PRAYER WARRIOR AND WOULD OFTEN COVER HIMSELF IN A “PRAYER QUILT”, MADE BY THE LADIES OF THE CHURCH AND GIVEN TO HIM ON VETERANS DAY 2015, AS HE PRAYED. IN ADDITION TO HIS DAD, TRAVIS IS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS SON, JOSIAH WILLIAM TRIPLETT, IN 2009. HIS FAMILY CAN JUST IMAGINE THE TEARS, LAUGHTER, AND JOY OF THIS FATHER-SON REUNION. IN ADDITION TO HIS MOTHER, SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE OF 39 YEARS; KATHY CAUDLE TRIPLETT, A SON; JACOB TRIPLETT, A DAUGHTER; JESSICA WILKS (JEFF); HIS GRANDCHILDREN, WHICH WERE HIS SUNSHINE AND JOY: CHLOE TRIPLETT; LAWSON, MAGGIE, AND TRIP WILKS. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SISTERS TERESA THRONBURG {EDDIE} OF HIGH POINT AND TILDA HARRIS (JOE) OF LENOIR; FATHER AND MOTHER IN LAW, BOBBY AND DORALEE CAUDLE; BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW, BOBBY GENE AND LAURA CAUDLE; NEPHEWS: STEVEN BAKER (HOLLY) AND BOBBY III (SIERRA) ALL OF LENOIR; A GREAT NEPHEW, LEVI; A GREAT NIECE, CHARLY; AS WELL AS MANY COUSINS, WHOM HE ENJOYED VISITING AT THE TRIPLETT AND SUDDRETH REUNIONS AND COUSINS WAYNE AND JOY FROM VA AND GRANNY GANG GET TOGETHERS. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD SUNDAY MARCH 5, 2017 AT POOVEYS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH. A RECEIVING WILL BE HELD FROM 1:30-3:00 AND SERVICE FOLLOWING AT 3:00. OFFICIATING WILL BE PASTOR DANIEL BUCHANAN OF NEW BEGINNING BAPTIST CHURCH AND PASTOR NICKY WATERS OF POOVEYS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH. A HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCADE WILL LEAD PROCESSION TO BLUE RIDGE MEMORIAL PARK WHERE HE WILL BE BURIED NEXT TO JOSIAH. IN ORDER TO HONOR OUR SPECIAL VETERAN FULL MILITARY RITES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL GUARD AND CALDWELL COUNTY VETERANS HONOR GUARD. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, OUR FAMILY ASKS DONATIONS BE MADE TO THE CHLOE TRIPLETT COLLEGE SAVINGS AT SECU OF LENOIR OR NEW BEGINNING MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH AT 4415 CALICO ROAD, LENOIR, NC 28645. PALLBERERS ARE: BOBBY TRIPLETT, BRIEN CHANDLER, BILL LYON, JOSH HEUBAUM, KEVIN STORY AND ROGER CHESTER HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE: DICK BRASWELL, EDDIE BRASWELL, GARY BOLICK, MAX PRESTWOOD, KEITH PRICE, KEITH SCRUGGS, LUKE HOYLE, JIMMY HAMBY, LEE GAMMON, BO KEEVER, MICHAEL VINES, NICK ANNAS, MARK ANNAS, DAVID WOODS, WAITSEL BEARD, BRO. SAMMY ALLEN, JOE ANGLE, HAL (BUGSY) JUSTICE, KEVIN TUTTLE, MIKE ABERNATHY, TRACEY SETZER, GWYN BUMGARNER, RANDY BUMGARNER, CHRIS KILBY, PHILIP STINNET, DARREN WOODS, ALVIN TRIPLETT, JERRY HOLDEN, AND CECIL POPE. BILL WARLICK, BYRON HOYLE, JEFF HAGAMAN, BANKS SUDDRETH, AND PERRY DRUM. ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE SENT TO THE FAMILY AT WWW.EVANSFUNERALSERVICE.COM. EVANS FUNERAL SERVICE AND CREMATORY OF LENOIR ARE SERVING THE TRIPLETT FAMILY.